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Is Diyya boy’s name or girl’s name?

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i named my daughter diyya. but my friends are telling me it is a boys name. is it true? should i change the name? thank you.

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu `alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

 
The name Diyya is appropriate.
 
Diyya means “an earthen lamp” [i]
 
And Allah knows best.
 
Mawlana Saeed Ahmed Golaub
Westmoreland, Jamaica, West Indies
Student Darul Iftaa
 
Checked and Approved
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
daruliftaa.net

[i] Urdu Dictionary pg. 375. – Ferozsons (Pvt) LTD.

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